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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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